Bedside Display of Responsible Staff
Hyponatraemia Inquiry · Report of the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia-related Deaths · Issued 31 January 2018 · Addressed to: HSC Trusts
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
The names of both the consultant responsible and the accountable nurse should be prominently displayed at the bed in order that all can know who is in charge and responsible.
Hyponatraemia Inquiry, Report of the Inquiry into Hyponatraemia-related Deaths · 31 Jan 2018 Source PDF →
Response — verbatim from government
●HSC Trusts
Name boards implemented at bedsides in children's wards across Trusts.
HSC Trusts · 1 Mar 2018 Written response →
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
No published activity has been recorded against this recommendation yet.
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